近

jìn

adjective HSK 2 #1,100

Meanings

1 near
2 close

Characters

Examples

学校离我家很近。

Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn.

The school is very close to my home.

最近你怎么样？

Zuìjìn nǐ zěnmeyàng?

How have you been recently?

走近一点看。

Zǒu jìn yīdiǎn kàn.

Come closer to look.

Tips

usage

Opposite is 远 (yuǎn, far). 最近 (zuìjìn) = recently/lately — one of the most common words using 近.

grammar

Pattern: A 离 B 很近 = A is very close to B.

Stroke Order

近 jìn